Joy Shmueli

• Led a staff of 40+, 575 students; two concurrent programs (traditional English and Dual Language Immersion-Spanish)
• Led school through adoption of four new curricula in two years
• Began use of multi-lingual accessible platform for parent newsletters (Smore)
• Created “New Family Coffees” with PTA board in attendance
• Held in-person and virtual principal coffees, monthly
• Moved school from zero district-cleared volunteers to 200+ in just over a year, post-Covid closures
• Collaborated with Site Council to complete SPSA and Safety Plan
• Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
• Led Student of Concern meetings 2-3 times a year with full-support staff and individual teachers to create plans for all students in need of support
• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.
• Collaborated with PTA to bring STEAM carts to classrooms (5 total throughout the campus)
• School webmaster and social media manager
• Created College and Career Week for all grade levels; concluding with “McKinley College”-a day of electives lead by teachers, and all-school activities.
• Introduced year-long themes for staff, students and families woven into meetings, newsletters and activities
• Greeted and provided traffic safety support for students before and after school.
• Mentored newly hired educators, providing encouragement and feedback.
• Created a library of read aloud books with authentic titles (not translated from English) for our Dual Language Immersion teachers/classes
• Addressed discipline issues promptly while maintaining fairness; sustaining positive relationships among faculty members.
• Supported campus/community through extraordinary times (losing a student to cancer)
• Collaborated in designing new TK building to open in Fall 2025; worked with student leaders to get input on new design of playground.
• Collaborated with the Parent-Teacher Association to address parent concerns and foster a supportive community for student success.
• Created Site Staff Leadership team
• Created a student panel to speak with incoming kindergarten families.
• Increased positive results of California Healthy Kids Survey based on student responses
• Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
• Led transition back from remote learning during unprecedented times, ensuring minimal disruption to education.
• Coordinated facility upgrades and maintenance, ensuring safe and modern learning environment.

• Served as an approachable liaison between administration, faculty, parents, and students to ensure effective communication and cooperation within the school community.
• Maintained records for school, district, state, and federal requirements.
• Oversaw scheduling, orientation, and other support areas.
• Evaluated teacher performance through classroom observations, offering constructive feedback for improvement in instructional delivery methods.
• Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
• Promoted a safe learning environment by enforcing school policies, addressing bullying issues promptly, and conducting regular safety drills.
• Supporting staff, students and families during and through transition to distance learning
• Responsible for staff morale and connectivity during distance learning
• Responsible for weekly video communication to community
• Communicated policies and procedures to students and parents regarding student behavior.
• Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
• Cultivated positive relationships between community members, school students, and teachers.

District Level Responsibilities:

• Supporting district personnel through investigations and resolutions of formal complaints

• Provided school leadership to site of 655 students and 50 certificated and classified staff
• Supervised the administration and evaluation of state and local testing
  Hired and monitored support and teaching staff, assisting with district curriculum, standards and classroom discipline
• Implemented grade-level target students to track student achievement and needed supports
• Facilitated professional development including: Common Core, Depth of Knowledge and student engagement and district math adoption of Eureka Math, instituting monthly Math PD days for support
• Served as school webmaster; coordinated and distributed social media and communication to all stakeholders
• Oversaw budgets for school and HSC-sponsored technology
• Supported implementation of one-to-one iPads in K/1, Chromebooks in 2nd-5th grades
  Initiated and coordinated school-wide programs: Character Day, Smart Start, Global Play Day, Read Across America event (with guests ranging from district personnel, local governmental dignitaries, regional university athletes and local media)
• Created and integrated year-long, school-wide themes for staff, students and parents annually (“All Together, Stronger Together”, “There’s a Super Hero in All of Us”)
• Created quarterly parent~principal coffees—”Java with Joy”
• Initiated vertical articulation of curriculum and student support

• Provided school leadership to sites of 650+ students and 50+ certificated and classified staffs
• Increased Reading Intervention Support
• Initiated new programs, including Project Cornerstone and Read Across America
• Supervised the administration and evaluation of state and local testing
• Opened mild-moderate self-contained classroom for students with Autism and similar diagnoses
• Expanded and upgraded technology school-wide by $200,000, including Chromebooks, SMART boards, thin-client lab, document cameras and mounted audio-visual equipment
• Worked with Business Offices to create and oversee site budgets
• Engaged highly active parent group to support parent involvement/volunteering and fundraising for school programs
• Increased Academic Performance Index (API) score from 933 to 946

District Level Responsibilities:

• Consulted on educationally-related bond projects
• Coordinated and supported planning of district-wide staff development day
• Update District Handbook to align with newest Board Policies and district procedures

• Created and implemented Staff and Student Handbooks
• Initiated school-wide programs and activities
• Authored Schools to Watch application
• Coordinated state and local assessments
• Collaborated with Saratoga-Los Gatos JUHSD to ensure smooth articulation to high school

• Responsible for student discipline and support
• Re-created Student Handbook with input from parents, teachers and students
• Implemented master schedule using SASI and PowerSchool; collaborated on staff teaching assignments
• Coordinated and planned parent education nights on topics include drug awareness, digital citizenship, and Parent-to-Parent nights with panel and group discussions
• Served as administrative representative to: Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), Site and District Leadership Teams, School Site Council, Administrative Council, Site and District Technology Committees, Tinsley Advisory Committee, and Construction Design Team
• Coordinated state and local assessments, including STAR, MARS, and ERB writing

• Collaborated as district Six

• Certification, Mac, ongoing (with iPad to follow, as well as Common Sense Educator and Google certification program enrollment)
• Handle with Care certification, Summer 2022
• Cognitive Coaching Training

• Of LAUSD (current)

• Association of California School Administrators, Principal’s Academy, Spring 2008
• Recipient of California Gold Ribbon Award, March 2016
• Focus school for Santa Clara County Office of Education STEAM Symposium, April 2016
• NBC Bay Area, Read Across America, 2014
• Community Members Gather for Read Across America at Laurelwood Elementary School, Santa Clara Weekly, March

• Honorary Service Award, Menlo Park

• Taught sixth and eighth grade ELA and social studies
• Created multi-media technology elective; co-authored first Site Technology Plan
• Advised and coordinated Student Council